Helmets Off

Why A Tennessee Woman Shipped Dead Catfish To The NHL

Fishing is one of Scott's real passions. Fly fishing in
particular, but all fishing in general.

This episode features not so fishing stories in the sports

The Nashville Predators is famous for their fans throwing cat
fish onto the ice in celebration and protest. Just recently
they were playing the Florida Panthers. The Predators scored
what appeared to be the tying goal. The video replay reversed
the goal on the grounds of goalie interference. The Predators
went on to lose.

So fans spread the address of the NHL headquarters so they could
make their voices heard in protest.

One woman bought two catfish and mailed them to the NHL
headquarters in Toronto, Canada. First, she called UPS and
customs in order to make sure it's legal to ship fish. It
totally is legal. On the box she wrote "You Suck". She
didn't put any ice in the box. The fish just decayed during
transit. Gross.

She documented all of this on Facebook.

Here's another story:

Von Miller was fishing off Florida and caught a 91/2 foot
hammerhead shark. Miller, by the way, plays for Denver
Broncos.

We have a weird relationship with sharks. They're cool,
but they have teeth and sometimes kill people. And you can't
see them coming.

So Von Miller wants to take a picture with the shark.
That's understandable, but they thrash around and bite things when
you get them on a boat.

The problem is hammerhead sharks are a protected species and
you're not allowed to catch them in Florida state waters.
Florida state water extends three miles into the water.

The photo he took appears to show a dead shark. If the
shark died getting into the boat, he could be in big trouble.

Scott Mitchell takes his helmet off to show you the inside scoop
of all kinds of sports from football to even golf. Scott Mitchell
is a former NFL quarterback who was a star quarterback at the
University of Utah before going on to have a professional career
playing with the Miami Dolphins, the Orlando Thunder, the Detroit
Lions, the Baltimore Ravens, and the Cincinnati Bengals. Scott also
hosts the podcast Rivals with former NFL player Jason Buck.

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Helmets Off is hosted by former NFL and University of Utah football quarterback and reality TV star, Scott Mitchell. Helmets Off offers Scott's insider knowledge on all of the biggest stories in sports. During interviews Scott has a very personal and candid conversation with successful people from all walks of life. The listeners of Helmets Off get to be a fly on the wall of a personal, insightful and unplugged conversation.